The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania will again throw open its doors this weekend for what will likely be its last Community Awareness Weekend on the Cimitiere Street site.
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Museum manager Phil Costello said the weekend was a great time for the public to engage with motoring history.
“We basically just open the doors and let everyone in for free,” Mr Costello said.
In past years the museum has seen up to 3000 people visit throughout the weekend.
The museum, whose collection is made up of private vehicles, also encourages members of the public to bring their own classic cars and bikes along – especially on Sunday, when the carpark will be closed for general use.
“It’s an open invite to everyone to bring your car down. We’ve had 500 cars in that car park,” Mr Costello said.
Geoff Smedley, a respected Tasmanian racing driver and restorer who founded the museum, will also launch his autobiography as part of the weekend’s events.
Mr Smedley’s book launch will take place on Saturday at 11am, hosted by motoring journalist Barry Olive.
The museum will also host Tasmanian Motorsport Hall of Fame inductee John McCormack from 11.30am to 1pm on Saturday.
Two of the cars raced by McCormack in the 1970s and 1980s, an Ansett Charger and a Jaguar XJS, will be on display over the duration of the weekend.
The Community Awareness Weekend runs from 10am until 4pm both Saturday and Sunday.
